West Virginia

Situated within the Appalachian Mountain range, it is no surprise that West Virginia is nicknamed “The Mountain State”. Billed as “Wild and Wonderful” by the State Tourism Board, WV is all about the outdoors and golf is no exception.

With around 130 golf courses from which to choose, you might want to follow John Denver’s “Country Roads” and play WV’s best – a large percentage of which are open to the green fee paying public. You’ll need to befriend a member to play the top golf course in West Virginia – Pete Dye Golf Club – but, just as Pinehurst is to North Carolina and Gleneagles is to Scotland, West Virginia can proudly crow about its own iconic golf resort.

The Greenbrier is a magnet for golfers seeking spectacular scenery, crisp, clean air and great golf. The resort’s first course opened for play in 1913 and it’s as popular today as it was almost 100 years ago and the redesigned Old White played host in 2010 to the Greenbrier Classic, a new PGA Tour event… Greenbrier’s popularity is perhaps set to rise.

Pete DyeDescription: The Pete Dye Golf Club is located in Bridgeport, West Virginia and is a private club which opened in 1994. Water, in the shape of ponds, creeks or streams, comes into play at nearly half the holes.Written by:Top100 Ave. RatingRating:5.5
out of 6

Pikewood NationalDescription: The course at Pikewood National Golf Club literally took years to carve out of dense forest and its mountain fairways tumble over a tortuous limestone landscape, making great demands of golfers...Written by:Top100 Ave. RatingRating:5
out of 6

Greenbrier (Old White)Description: The Old White was the first of three 18-hole golf courses to be constructed at the famous Greenbrier resort, opening in 1913.Written by:Top100 Ave. RatingRating:5
out of 6

Stonewall ResortDescription: As part of Stonewall’s multi-million dollar improvement program, the resort acquired the talents of Eric Larsen, to lay out a championship golf course within the property.Written by:Top100 Ave. RatingRating:5
out of 6

Glade Springs (Stonehaven)Description: Tom Clark’s Stonehaven layout became the second 18-hole course at Glade Springs and such was the acclaim that greeted this course, he was asked to add another 18 holes.Written by:Top100 Ave. RatingRating:6
out of 6

The Greenbrier course suffered major flood damage in June 2016, so Phil Mickelson Design was commissioned to renovate eight original holes and build ten new ones. The new course will open in spring 2018.